Rejuvenation and Meditation

Duration of Trip : 13 Nights & 14 Days
Key Places Covered : Chennai, Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Trichy, Tanjore, Swamimalai, Chennai.

Day 01: Arrive Chennai

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Traditional Welcome on arrival at Chennai International airport.

Chennai is the fifth largest city in India and the capital city of the Tamil Nadu. Located on the Coromandal coast of the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the Musical and Cultural Capital of India.] The city is known for its classical dance shows and Hindu temples. The Tamil film industry, known as Kollywood, the second largest after movie industry (after Bollywood) in India, is based in the city.

Transfer to hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure to explore commercial town. Overnight at hotel in Chennai.

Day 02: Chennai

After breakfast proceed for full day excursion to Mahabalipuram (60 km, 1 hr drive by road) & Kanchipuram (76 km from Chennai).
Mahabalipuram: - A UNESCO World Heritage site is an architectural marvel of Dravidian style incorporating Buddhist elements. These rock cut and monolithic monuments constitutes cave temples and monolithic chariots (Rathas). A walk around these monuments helps in connecting a bond with royal dynasty of Pallava.

Kanchipuram: It is well regarded as City of thousand temples. Kanchipuram attained its highest stature in 4th to the 9th centuries as capital of Pallava dynasty. Kanchi has magnificent temples of unique architectural beauty bearing eloquent testimony to its glorious Dravidian heritage. Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (A.D. 520) went to China from Kanchipuram to spread Buddhism. He stayed at the Shaolin Monastery and preached Buddhist ideologies. At that time he trained the local people in the art of Varmakkalai. The art underwent many changes and came to be known as Shaolin kung fu or boxing.

Day 03: Chennai Sightseeing / Pondicherry
(162 Kms 3.5 hours drive by road)

After breakfast proceed for guided tour of city visit one of oldest and biggest museum of India -Government Museum, first establishment of British in India-Fort St George ,One of largest auditorium of South Asia Vallur Kottam where a 33mt tall statute of poet-saint Tiruvalluv struck a awe in visitors.

In the evening drive to Pondicherry.

Pondicherry - "The French Riviera of the East" - Puducherry, till recently known as Pondicherry used to be a French colony. It was finally ceded to the Indian federation in 1962, Puducherry or Pondicherry is a beautiful and well planned city. The French element is noticeable everywhere in the city, and gives a distinctive look. The colonial government buildings, the beautiful avenues and the old cottages make this otherwise modern city exude a colonial charm shared by very few other Indian cities. The major tourist spots to be visited during the tours of Puducherry include the beach, Auriobindo ashram, Auroville, the museum, botanical gardens, and the Anglo-French textile mills.

Paradise Beach, Pondicherry

Arrive Pondicherry and check in at hotel.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Pondicherry

After breakfast proceed for city tour visit paradise beach, serenity beach, karaikal beach Auriobindo ashram, Auroville, the museum, botanical gardens, and the Anglo-French textile mills. Paradise beach is renowned for dolphins and beautiful crescent shaped beach. Just revive your spirit for full day unfettered fun and relaxation.

Overnight at resort.

Day 05: Pondicherry to Tanjore
(190 kms / 5 hrs drive by road)

After breakfast proceed for Tanjore enroute visit Rock Fort Temple in Trichy.

Tanjore is the "Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu" and famous for the Brahadeeswarar Temple. The temple was constructed more than thousand years ago by the King Rajarajan, is an architect's marvel. It is a flourishing centre for bronze sculpture and painting. The pastimes and life of Lord Krishna are seen in Tanjore paintings. The uniqueness of the Tanjore paintings is their extraordinary gold leaf work, attractive jewellery with stones, dazzling color design, and eye catching engraved glasses. The laissez-faire application of gold leaf and precious and semi-precious stones like rubies and diamonds speaks the greatness of the adroit artists of those times. The characteristic of Thanjavur painting is that the figures in the paintings have a round body and egg shaped effulgent eyes and are surrounded by curtains and arch. These paintings will illuminate in the dark room

On arrival check in hotel. Remainder of the day is free to take a retrospect of history of Tanjore and explore its grandeur.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 06: Tanjore

After breakfast visit Brahadeeswarar temple originally called as Peruvudaiyar Koil in Tamil, is an ancient Hindu temple located at Tanjore in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. This 10th century CE temple, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Living Chola Temples", is a prominent example of the Dravidian style of temple architecture. The central temple known as the Periya Kovil (Big Temple) stands within a fort, whose walls were later additions built during the 16th century. The name periya Kovil came from its original name "periya aavudayar Kovil" (aavudayar being a local name of Lord Shiva). This awe inspiring temple has many especial feature in its architectural marvel one of them is the sky touching vimana (main tower) of the temple is approximately 65 m (215 ft) high and is the tallest in the world. It was so designed that the vimana never casts a shadow at noon during any period of the year.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 07: Tanjore - Swamimalai
(36 Kms- 40 mins drive by road)

After breakfast drive to Swamimalai

Swamimalai is well known for its beautiful Swami Nathan Temple, which is built on an artificially constructed 64 ft high mound. It is the 4th of the six sacred places (houses) of Lord Subramanian. At the lower level, there are temples dedicated to Meenakshi and Sundareswarar and the Prakaram where the ratham is taken in procession on special occasions. Swamimalai is also famous for its wonderful handicrafts and brass works, which are known for their intrinsic beauty and artistic value, particularly bronze idols. Visit Swamimalai and see the beautiful Swami Nathan Temple and rewarded with a unique experience on your Swamimalai Tour.

Arrive Swamimalai and check in at hotel.
Rest of the day at hotel or one can visit the local market.

Ayurvedic Treatment

Overnight at hotel

Day 08 to Day 13: Ayurvedic treatment at Swamimalai

Daily schedule are as follows:

06.00 - 06.30 a.m. Pooja and Rangoli
06.30 - 06.50 a.m. Initiation to Yoga
06.50 - 07.00 a.m. Meditation
07.00 - 08.00 a.m. Oil Massage / Royal Herbal Bath
08.00 - 09.00 a.m. Theme Breakfast
09.00 - 13.00 p.m. Sightseeing
13.00 - 14.00 p.m. Lunch
14.00 - 18.00 p.m. Sightseeing
18.00 - 19.00 p.m. Cultural performs or traditional games
19.30 - 21.30 p.m. Theme Dinner
21.30 onwards Folk performance & folk story telling

Day 14: Swamimalai - Cochin
(280 Kms - 6 hrs drive by road)

After breakfast start for Cochin to catch flight for onward destination

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Joco & Mike
03rd September 2009
On behalf of Gill and I this is to say a big thank you for a great vacation. rohit and the team in Delhi did a good job in managing the tour. The organisation and service was excellent and everything went without a hitch. I would like to make special mention of ricky...» Read more

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